What's New?

Western Hardwoods

After decades of being burned, sprayed and ignored, the
hardwood resources within our forests are being discovered. They have purpose.
They have advantages. And they have tremendous value.

Current estimates show 2 billion cubic feet of merchantable
hardwood in The Pacific Northwest's forests today. Through proven forest
management techniques that include planting hardwoods, ending harmful spraying,
and offering hardwood and small mixed stands for sale, we could easily increase
that number to 10 billion cubic feet in just 25 years.

And these management changes alone could add billions of
dollars to The Pacific Northwest's economy annually.

Softwood logging, as we've known it in the past, is coming to
an end. The same doesn't have to happen to our economy. The idea that The
Pacific Northwest's people depend on timber is certainly not new; but the idea
that timber may also have broad leaves, certainly is.